Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-12

lt and half an hour later the section men In
spected ft under orders In advance OF the excur.
Sy a. the M or ture d ae Saa tns %
dent Leonard could not say. The frst thing the
ofciais viii DO VIII be 20 devote their attention
20 the
CARE OF THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS.
IL was a blow which would OF course be moA
serious 20 the road but that was not being CON-
pared with the death and INJURY OF human beings
Mr.. Leonard said he could in all conscience say
that he believed the road had provided every
reasonable and customary safeguard. With the
consent OF the coroner President Leonard has ar
ranged that all unclaimed bodies VIII Oe cared for
PEORIA where. with ali their erfe,ts, fney viii
wait Identification. The bodies viii be left there
as long as possible, and then II not identiued viii
be buried President Leonard and superintendent
Armstrong will go to Piper City this morning TO
care for the wounded there. As several desired
witnesses have not yet arrived IL Is not expected
the coroner will complete his hearing until late
this afternoon. The estimates OF dead this morn
ing are about the same as the ngures sent last
night
THE coRoNERs list REVISED
up 10 the time the inquest was resumed to-day
foots up seventy-six. Notwithstanding contrary
vey of the wreck yesterday confirmed the belief
that several bodies stl under the debris of the
an, ana ,xer q, ,ner ss tss
morning by the president OF the road. Three
four OF the wounded carried 10 Piper City yester-
day died there, however, 50 that with the seventy
six on the CorOner's list here, and those supposed
10 be yet under the wreck the estimate Of eighty.
four deaths appears TO be very close 10 the actual
number.
THE HORRORS or THE WRECK
seemed deepening early this morning instead OF
lessenng. Added 10 the pitiahle spectacle of the
dead and the miseries OF the dying a stencil sick
eningly foul was issuing from all the numerous
places where the corpses OF the victims yet re-
lnained. No picture OF the horrible occurrences
In revolving details the scene at the Toledo
Peoria and Western depot here to-day. The
west end OF the little structure Is
coal house and lumber room, where,
promiscuously stretched on the floor In the coal
nIooa. alIu .Stainea heSraecIed Sheets and blenkes
were thrown loosely ever each, but afforded but
little protection from the swarms OF files which
were continually lowering over them. The odor
emlnating from the bodies efiectually kept the
room clear OF all but the hardest OF the stll linz
geriIg, anxious, or curious crowds Two OF the
victims were women ana the sight OF their faces
was one never 10 be 1orgOtten.
SENSATIONAL FEATURES WERE DEVELOPED
this morning as TO the cause of the wreck. Ru-
mors were alioat last night that II due 10
robbers who fired the bridge, but little credence
was given them. This morning facts, appa-
rentiy showing the catastrophe TO be the work OF
an organized band. came 10 light, and the COM
pany ind them worthy OF serious inycstiga alton
Superintendent Armstrong said 10 the Associated
Press reporter that the more he investigated the
more lt appeared 20 him that the bridge had been
set on fre The burned grass in Its immediate 10
cality was not OF nature that seemed likely 70
admit OF the bridges catching from it.
HK HAD OBSERVED MANY THIEVES
at work and had stopped them while despoiling
the wreck OF property and money Instances ~
the robbing or the dead were being brought 20 his
attention. The excursion had been extensively
advertised, and the time IL would pass over the
bridge was well-kDown. Citizens say that gang
OF suspicious fellows have been lettering around
| Chatsworth for some days. Many OF these wers
found early at the wreck paying more attention TO
| relieving the bodies of their vauables than 10
caring Tor them otherwise. The train, ne Judges,
was running AT the rate OF about thirty-iye miles
! an hour at the time of the accident. Engineer
| sutherland told him that he very small blaze
before reaching the bridge. but thought II was
| from a few leaves burning outside the track. He
also said he did not the fire until he got directly
over IT, ana then he called for brakes, but IL was
too late TO avoid the accident. The witness re-
manned AT the wreck untll O'Clock, and saw To
the handling of the bodies He saw one or two
persons
| EXAMINING THE POCKETS OF THE DEAD.
| He was informed by those making the search thae
they were seeking for their relatives. III he had
/ had any suspicion that the bodies Were being
| robbed 10y these persons they would have been
| ayerted by the way In which the searChers an
| swered him. He saw no one robbng the dead or
cutting on fingers or the dead To secure rings.
There was plenty OF help 10 get the bodies out If
| the wreck. valuable assistance being rendered 10y
the Chatsworth lire company. In a corn-Iield near
the wreck he had
| A MAN CALLING "HELP." "HEIP.-
The witness went toward the place and found q
man with his left leg broken above the ankle The
man asked him 10 turn his toes down Witness
| did so, and told a farmers boy who came along
with bucket or water 10 stay with him while
witness went TO the assistance OF Others. In a
few minutes after leaving him witness heard a
| shot, and, turning back, found the mau had shot
hlmself In the forehead producing instant death.
The boy had meanwhile gone away a short dis
| tance 10 give water 10 another wounded person.
The witness remembered having noticed the de-
ceased trying TO get something out OF his pockets
while witness was turning his Toes up.